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new-terraform-provider

Use this when scaffolding a new Terraform provider.

hashicorp/agent-skills
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Install

npx skills add https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills --skill new-terraform-provider

Use with your agent

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Install the new-terraform-provider skill, then use it as build context. Run: npx skills add https://github.com/hashicorp/agent-skills --skill new-terraform-provider. Then read the installed skill.md and follow its guidance to build or refactor my project.

To scaffold a new Terraform provider with Plugin Framework:

  1. If I am already in a Terraform provider workspace, then confirm that I want to create a new workspace. If I do not want to create a new workspace, then skip all remaining steps.
  2. Create a new workspace root directory. The root directory name should be prefixed with "terraform-provider-". Perform all subsequent steps in this new workspace.
  3. Initialize a new Go module..
  4. Run go get -u github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework@latest.
  5. Write a main.go file that follows the example.
  6. Remove TODO comments from main.go
  7. Run go mod tidy
  8. Run go build -o /dev/null
  9. Run go test ./...